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Elements of Sociology: A Critical Canadian Introduction has become a cornerstone of Oxford's domestic sociology list. Its unique narrative (conversational and lively), accessible reading level, coverage of First Nations issues, and compact yet comprehensive coverage make it an engaging introductory volume for students studying introductory sociology.

Learning from the Past by John Steckely traces five cases of injustice faced by Aboriginals in the Canadian justice system: J. J. Harper, Helen Betty Osborne, Donald Marshall Jr., Minnie Sutherland, and Neil Stonechild. Each case has had an inquest, inquiry or even a royal commission dedicated to identifying the wrong done, with recommendations for change. This book reveals what has happened since the investigations, good and bad.

Investigation into 17th century Huron culture through a kind of linguistic archaeology applied to a language that died midway through the 20th century. Explores construction of longhouses, wooden armor, the use of words for trees in village names, the social-anthropological standards of kinship terms and clans, the Huron conceptualization of European-borne disease, the spirit realm of orenda, Huron nations and kinship groups, relationship with the environment and to material culture, relationship between the French missionaries and settlers and the Huron.

This work provides, for the first time, the Jesuit lexical and grammatical description of the Huron language. It includes a translation and analysis of what may be the oldest surviving French-Huron dictionary composed by French-Jesuit missionaries, dated to sometime during the 1640s or 1650s. The work of the missionaries with Father Jean de Brébeuf?s early studies in the 1620s to Father Pierre Potier?s efforts during the mid-eighteenth century established a body of linguistic work unique from any other Aboriginal language in the Americas.

This book examines both traditional and contemporary aboriginal societies in Canada reflecting the diversity of First Nation's voices. Through discussions of aboriginal languages, oral tradition, writers, and individuals, the content touches on several issues such as colonialism, education, health, justice and social action.